today for the first time i got told off for opening an email to a professor with "Hey,"

[bubblingbeebles]

A foreigner staying in the city would notice almost immediately that the way people carried themselves was very alien, subtly but strongly different from what they would expect. It would take several days or weeks at least, however, to actually uncover enough of the specifics to fully understand the dynamics of this society. The townsfolk had only

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[aleffert]

I look through my spam for names sometimes. Have you read Invisible Cities?

[bubblingbeebles]

no. brief research shows that it seems to be in line with my recent theme?

looking through spam is a good idea, if only i didn't delete it instantly. i have an extensive list of names for D&D npcs, but they wouldn't really be appropriate for anything short of high fantasy. perhaps i should keep a list of names taken from spam before i delete it..

[aleffert]

I just leave whatever in the gmail spam filter.

Invisible cities is great. It is fifty something little descriptions of fantastic places similar in spirit to your post today. It's meant to be read very slowly.

[bubblingbeebles]

its name has taken up residence in my reading-to-do list.

(i just realized, surprisingly, that i remember who recommended to me each such book.)

[invlwhen]

Of fantastic places... or of a fantastic place?

[aleffert]

Good question.